coltraning wrote:I still say 41 wins gets the 8th seed, which means the ws have to go 16-12, doable with a healthy team

Well they are basically 8th seed right now so every other team has to win as much they will if not more and that doesn't look likely unless one of the teams gets hot. I say 41 wins but it could end up as low as 38 or 39

I still stick with 43 wins. Teams fighting to enter the playoffs in the last spots usually have a flurry of wins in the last few games, playing against teams whose season is already over and others that play their bench players to rest the starters...

There will be some serious scoreboard watching as the season winds down because our competition for the 8th spot have some serious flaws. Clippers are just flat and a feuding Maggette is killing the team chemistry. Minnesota has no talent or experience to surround KG, Sacramento has a lot of dissension and the Hornets are another injury to CPaul to a late season tailspin. If healthy, the Warriors have enough fire power to put a serious run at a .500 season and playoff spot. Despite having a roster full of knuckleheads, the Warriors have the most passion and sense of desperation, or urgency to finally make the playoffs. The move that makes the most sense is trading for Pietrus for PJ Brown if the Gasol trade (which look dead) falls apart.

dareedle wrote:There will be some serious scoreboard watching as the season winds down because our competition for the 8th spot have some serious flaws. Clippers are just flat and a feuding Maggette is killing the team chemistry. Minnesota has no talent or experience to surround KG, Sacramento has a lot of dissension and the Hornets are another injury to CPaul to a late season tailspin. If healthy, the Warriors have enough fire power to put a serious run at a .500 season and playoff spot. Despite having a roster full of knuckleheads, the Warriors have the most passion and sense of desperation, or urgency to finally make the playoffs. The move that makes the most sense is trading for Pietrus for PJ Brown if the Gasol trade (which look dead) falls apart.

In other thread, people were talking about how the Warriors have no chance at making the 8th spot and it's just another lottery season.....But yeah, 1/2 game out with teams that are just purely horrible, NOK? We've beaten them 3 out of 4 games, Timberwolves? Have had trouble with them but they're team is just mediocre at best, Clippers? Flopped.

Like my assessment in the other thread, Jason Richardson will add the boost which will propell them .500 and slightly better, which when Davis comes back (only 1 1/2 more week) and stay stable enough to get it, I'm actually predicting the 6th or 7th and seeing Steve Kerr dickriding the Warriors.

BT wrote:In other thread, people were talking about how the Warriors have no chance at making the 8th spot and it's just another lottery season.....But yeah, 1/2 game out with teams that are just purely horrible, NOK? We've beaten them 3 out of 4 games, Timberwolves? Have had trouble with them but they're team is just mediocre at best, Clippers? Flopped.

Like my assessment in the other thread, Jason Richardson will add the boost which will propell them .500 and slightly better, which when Davis comes back (only 1 1/2 more week) and stay stable enough to get it, I'm actually predicting the 6th or 7th and seeing Steve Kerr dickriding the Warriors.

I don't know about all the rest of the teams being horrible. I kinda like the Hornets. They play good defense, are a good rebounding team... and lack a true shooter, but seems like Peja will be back in 3 weeks or so. Keep in mind that they have been without Paul, Peja and David West for a long time this season.

But that's the only team I'm worried about. I doubt KG alone can carry Minny to the playoffs... and the Clips are a joke right now. Probably the worst team of all the contenders.

Poor bastard never could on his own and this season is no different! McHale should go after Kidd with MJames and guys like Eddie Griffin and Blount because this may be his last chance to please Garnett and keep him.

The team is definately looking the best out of the teams in the playoff hunt and as I've said, they look like they will all or almost all be healthy for the stretch run